# Can an admin create a staged user?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-create-a-staged-user/382844>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [September 16, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-create-a-staged-user/382844 "2025-09-16T15:55:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-create-a-staged-user/382844/14 "2026-01-27T17:01:46Z")

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Sending PMs as an email definitely works for me. I don’t understand why it doesn’t work for you. Maybe it would help if you recorded an example? You can enter something like `discourse@example.com` so you don’t need to share an email address.

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